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  • Long lost Bennett-Brubeck recording discovered

    06/19/13 01:03 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett never forgot the first time he performed with Dave Brubeck more than half a century ago. But the tape of that memorable collaboration between two American jazz masters lay forgotten in a record label's vaults until its discovery by an archivist just weeks after...

  • 'Voice' winner calls it 'incredibly overwhelming'

    06/19/13 01:03 PM

    UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Danielle Bradbery has "The Voice" — and the microphone-holding trophy to match. The 16-year-old country singer said she was "overwhelmed with emotion" when she was crowned the winner of the NBC singing competition Tuesday. "I mean confetti and fireworks in the...

  • 'Dancing with the Stars' pros join 'Forever Tango'

    06/19/13 12:49 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — "Dancing With the Stars" duo Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have shimmied aboard the Broadway-bound "Forever Tango." Producers said Wednesday the pair will perform in the show at the Walter Kerr Theatre from July 9-28. Smirnoff is a mirror ball champion who won five...

  • Paris returns stretch of riverbank to pedestrians

    06/19/13 11:31 AM

    PARIS (AP) — Paris has given back a stretch of its riverbank to pedestrians — and just in time for summer. Mayor Bertrand Delanoe inaugurated the 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mile) stretch along the Seine River between the Royal and Alma bridges on the Left Bank on Wednesday. Once a road with buzzing...

  • NBC News airing documentary on Valerie Harper

    06/19/13 11:31 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Valerie Harper has agreed to give a first-person account of her battle with terminal cancer to NBC News. The network says Meredith Vieira will host the documentary, which will air in prime time. No airdate has been set. The actress gained fame playing Rhoda Morgenstern on...

  • Brad Pitt tries to build a better blockbuster

    06/19/13 11:00 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt wanted to build a better blockbuster. During the years Hollywood shifted toward increasingly bigger spectacles and superhero tentpoles, one of the movies' biggest stars largely stayed on the sidelines, focusing instead on ambitious ensembles ("The Tree of Life,"...

  • Flood damages Austrian UNESCO heritage site

    06/19/13 10:46 AM

    VIENNA (AP) — A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded special status by the U.N. because of its unique beauty. The storm late Tuesday turned the placid village creek into a torrent that flooded the village square,...

  • Family: Country singer Slim Whitman, famous for his signature yodel, dies in Fla. at age 90

    06/19/13 10:30 AM

    MIAMI (AP) — Family: Country singer Slim Whitman, famous for his signature yodel, dies in Fla. at age 90.

  • Goldstar's Jim McCarthy on why live is better

    06/19/13 09:45 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Jim McCarthy doesn't just think it's fun to go out and see a play or a comedy show or a basketball game. He thinks it actually makes you a better person. "It drives the dullness out of your life and stirs your personal creativity," says the CEO of ticket discounter Goldstar....

  • Museum of Science and Industry marks 80th birthday

    06/19/13 09:45 AM

    CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry is celebrating its 80th birthday. The facility on the city's South Side is opening a new exhibit Wednesday to mark the occasion. Curators say the "80 at 80" exhibit will feature a collection of dozens of rarely displayed artifacts from...


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